page_title: Marco Reus
section_title: Borussia Mönchengladbach
hierarchical_section_title: Marco Reus / Club career / Borussia Mönchengladbach
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Marco Reus vor dem Spiel gegen Kaiserslautern
context_page_description: Marco Reus is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
  Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2009, where he had his most successful season in 2012 when, scoring 18 goals and having 8 assists in the Bundesliga, he helped Borussia Mönchengladbach secure a place in the following season's UEFA Champions League. Reus joined his home club Borussia Dortmund at the end of that season, helping the club reaching the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final in his first season. With Dortmund, Reus won the DFL-Supercup three times in 2013, 2014, 2019 and the DFB-Pokal in 2017, and has scored over 100 goals for the club.
  With the Germany national team, Reus has only 44 caps, due to his recurring injuries in recent years. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which Germany won, but played in UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
context_section_description: On 25 May 2009, Reus signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. On 28 August 2009, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game against Mainz 05 after a 50-metre solo run, and since then became a prolific goalscorer for his club under Lucien Favre. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Reus began the season in fine form, scoring 7 goals in 12 matches. His contract with Gladbach was set to expire in 2015 and reportedly had a buy-out clause of €18 million. Reus mentioned that his role model was Tomáš Rosický.
caption: Reus with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2011
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